Back from the grave

Last week was an extremely busy week. I helped with vacation bible school 5 nights so obviously I have been behind on the blogging. Hopefully the pics will make up for the lost time. :)

After a very chaotic week I was fortunate enough to enjoy good food, good peeps and a great environment. Lance, Dennis and I had breakfast at Tupelo Honey. This is absolutely one of my favorite places to eat. Once our bellies were filled with tasty morsels we were on our way through the Blue Ridge Parkway to begin our hike.

We hiked through Graveyard Fields following the rolling sounds of water. This place will be bear heaven in another 4-6 weeks. Wild blueberry and blackberry bushes were everywhere. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect.

The dogs looked like this the entire time we were hiking. They had the best time.

Sometimes beauty can be find in the most unassuming things. I really like the perspective of the fence line. It lends itself to many interpretations. The bright colors of the mushroom just seem to be the perfect thing to make it "pop" into sight against the floor of the forest. 

The contrast of the almost completely white rock against the dark colors of the creek bed and vibrant greens of the foliage was an interesting sight. Most of the geology seemed to have a lot of quartz and shimmering flecks of gold like minerals. 

Graveyard Fields has upper and lower falls, don't worry, the name isn't suggestive of treachery with this hike. I think the name came from the once overturned spruce trees. The vertical nature of the roots from the overturned trees resembled gravestones. However, I think a fire destroyed the "look" but the name remained.

SMILES WERE HAD BY ALL!!